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China on Monday said “outside forces” and “foreign companies” should not be involved in the South China Sea dispute. In a direct warning to India, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said, “We don’t hope to see outside forces involved in the South China Sea dispute and do not want to see foreign companies engage in […]

Frantic search continued on Tuesday for seven sailors missing after a south Korean cargo ship sank in the stormy South Chaina Sea. The missing — four from Myanmar and three South Koreans — were members of the 21-crew of the 15,000-ton ‘Bright Ruby’ that went down on Monday afternoon while sailing from Malaysia to mainland […]

Report of ships disguised as fishing vessels comes as China warns India that “outside forces” and “foreign companies” should not be involved in the South China Sea dispute. A report has emerged that the Chinese Navy has a flotilla of military vessels disguised as fishing vessels and hydrological data collection ships that are already being […]

China has cautioned against foreign interference in the disputed oil-rich South China Sea. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao discussed the South China Sea dispute on the sidelines of last week’s East Asia summit, Press Trust of India reports. At issue is the agreement last month between India and Vietnam to promote oil […]

A cargo ship is believed to have sunk in the South China Sea on Monday leaving 21 crew missing, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. The 15,000-tonne ship ceased to be contactable after leaving Penang in Malaysia, but four crew were rescued by Hong Kong and Vietnam maritime police, the report said. The missing include […]

Member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to set July 2012 as the deadline for the draft of the Code of Conduct in the disputed West Philippine Sea(South China Sea), Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said yesterday. At the sidelines of the state visit of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Del Rosario […]

China on Monday said “outside forces” and “foreign companies” should not be involved in the South China Sea dispute. In a direct warning to India, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said, “We don’t hope to see outside forces involved in the South China Sea dispute and do not want to see foreign companies engage in activities that will undermine China’s sovereignty […]

Days after India and China discussed the issue of oil exploration in the South China Sea, Beijing today warned that it did not want foreign companies engage in activities in the disputed waters, saying such acts undermine its sovereignty. Oil exploration activities by India’s ONGC Videsh in the waters off Vietnam had recently irked China […]

“There is no power in the world that can prevent the development of bilateral relations,” China says following Friday’s meeting in Bali Following Friday’s meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Bali, China has called for closer economic cooperation and better ties with […]